Basic points from 'MX: Prescription for Disaster'

ByB. W.August 10, 1981

1. There is no such thing as a controlled or "sanitized" nuclear war. 2. No one knows how to stop such a war, once started. 3. Therefore the main function of a strategic force is to prevent nuclearwar -- in a word to deter.m

4. The US deterrent must have the ability to survive a first strike and still inflict unacceptable damage on the aggressor.

5. The United States is notm weaker than the Soviets. It has stong andretaliatory powers. There is no need to rush into a panic-induced wrong decision.